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What is the difference between a blazar and a quasar?

Answer 1

A blazar is a type of quasar that has higher density and can produce much more powerful bursts (gamma rays usually) than a typical quasar.

Your AGN is most likely a blazar if it is spitting out extremely high energy gamma ray bursts, otherwise it would be classified as a quasar. Otherwise, it would be classified as an ordinary AGN.

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Answer 2

Hailey Alvarez

Blazars and quasars are both the same thing: active galaxy nuclei. The only difference is that they are oriented at different angles. As SciShow tells us, this means that they can be used to apprise us about different facets of the universe.

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Answer 3

Ariana Acosta

An active galactic nucleus (AGN) that has its jet oriented directly toward Earth is called a blazar; this type of AGN exhibits strong emission across the electromagnetic spectrum and high brightness variability. On the other hand, a quasar is also an AGN, but its jets are not always aligned with Earth, which results in lower brightness and emission variability. In other words, a blazar is a subtype of quasars.

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